Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-12
SPORTING.
AnglO-American Racing CraZe-Css-
salts Stable 20 go TO England,
Including the Bard
a Big Offer for Ranover-The IntereRt in
the League Base Ball Games Kept
Up-Detroit's Chances Good.
A Mission to England

Is on mission to England connected
with the turf. If su goes well the mas
ter of Chesterbrook, whose riding colors
are the red white and blue, viii retire
from the American turf this fell and will
not race his horse mere until 1889, when
the great realization stakes, worth $40
600 will be decided at Shaapshead Bay.
II is Mr.. Csssatt's intention TO race in
England only next year, and st the close
OF this years racing, 10 sell all the equine
weeds in his stable and send the flowers
of his stock across the sea. Some per-
sons think that the defeat Of the Bard by
Trou5adour at the Monmouth park on
the Fourth OF July, will alter Mr. Cas-
salts determination to race in England
| do not think SO. The only
obstacle that msy prevent Mr.. Cassatt
from racing in Great Britain next year
viii be his failure to purchase two or
three coed American race horses to &C
company the Bard. Tie defeat Of the
latter on the Fourth of July has not the
significance that has been attached TO it.
The colt was mainly defeated because he
lacked condition. He was thought TO be
SO far superior to any other colt, Hanover
excepted that he was not kept up to the
necessary exercise work that such colt
needs for S hard race. The Bard will
meet TroUbsdour il the Monmouth cup,
on Thursday, July Il, and I shall be
greatly mistaken in my estimate OF his
powers if he does not defeat the Pitts
burg horse. In the cup Bard will have
to carry a penalty OF five pounds for hav-
ING 80R the COney Island cup at the
Sheepshead bay track, but l think he can
do that and win.
There is very good authority for stat
Nh-A 1,n
Hanover, son OF the mighty Hindoo, will
90 across the ocean with the Bard. Mr.
Cassatt has made liberal offer to the
Dwyer Brothers for the racing qualities
of Hanover after lie has finished his three
yesr-old engagements here this season.
1t is said the price offered was $50, 600
and percentage Of aiI money won. This
Is liberal figure indeed for after a colt
passes his three year old form in this
country he cannot even by great good
fortune win more than $4,000 III q sea
son. This is because all the rich stakes
nowadays are for two and three year old
horses. Hanover has won this year al
ready in stakes over $50, 900, and if all
goes well he will win $50, 600 more before
the season closes. Ia his four year old
form, however, he cannot in this country
win much over $50, 200, and should Mr..
Cassatt succeed in making his final ar
engagements in Eagland it IS likely that
Hanover will 90 over with the Bard. Mr..
Cass2tt viii also take over az American
Jockey.
Speaking Of Jockeys leads me to refer
10 the wonderful success Of Jockey Gar
risOn, known as "The Snapper" He is
not only successful IN riding horses that
other Jockeys cannot win with, but he has
been phenOmenally successful in winning
money from the bOokmskers This pro
tege of Uncle Bill Days has been very
fortunate from the time he married the
pretty and welI-tO-do daughter of eX-
Judge McMshOn, not so very long ago. !
He now wagers $500 ct 9 time, and is
said to be $40, 900 ahead of the season so |
far. Garrison is q good Judge Of
form in horses. He watches |
them at their work, and when |
he sees g good move made by one Of the |
racers he often goes to the owner with 6 |
request to be allowed to ride. Then he |
backs his mount with his money, both /
straight and place, takes advantage of /
every mistake made by the other Jockeys /
in the race, and generally wins unless his .
horse is altogether out matched, Gar
TisOn was not worth a dollar five years
ago, but he is now the happy possessor
Of real estate and q handsome sum of
money in bank. He is z better Judge OF
pace than Mclaughlin or any other east
ern Jockey, and ranks second in this re-
speCt to the Black ITishman, Isaac Muir
phy.
The champion stakes to be run at Mon
mouth Park on August Is is likely TO en-
chain the attention Of turf goers all over
the United States. The Bard aud Trou-
badOur are not the only equine cham
piOns likely to meet in this big event.
Lucky Baldwin, the Pacific Slope million
aire, intends 20 send MS great horse, Yo-
Isnte, on to compete for the prize. Mr.
J. B. Hsggin, the California tuIfmsn, will
have his black horse HidalgO, and the
Dryer Brothers are likely to send Han
over to the post. Then the Colorado
mine owner, MoTissey, al ITishmsn who
wasn't worth dollar six years ago, Will
have his COlOrs OF all green on Montana
Regent and memorable race is likely to {
occur. Lucky Baldwin won the axe
last year with Folante, ani the valiant {
son Of Grimstead may be able to win it
again In his present grand form, as {
shown in the west, he is absolutely IN {
beatable.
The Closeness Of the race fer the League :
pennant among the base ball players
keeps up the interest in the national
game, and indeed so even is the play of
the four leading clubs that anyone ought ,
10 be pardOned for thinking that there is
8 preconceTted arrangement SIS to the ,,
winning and losing of games. OF course
the closer the clubs are the greater viii
be the attendance, and SIS the clubs are
to make money for the stock
holders, there is apparent cause for be
lieVIng that combination exists. Still,
old veterans who know grest deal {
about base ball assert with confidence !
that the four leading clubs are doing
their level best to win. l see no good /.
reason to doubt it. Tske the percens-
age of the last two weeks and
them and presuming that the
clubs will try 10 play as good a game in
the future, l see no reason TO doubt the
ultimate triumph OF Detroit. The club
has lost its over confidence. 1t will not
lose any more games because of indifer- .
ence. II the pennant goes TO Detroit, the
players Of that club will be valuable prop L
ertv to the stockholders, and can be sold d
to other clubs at big profits over the orig I
inal investment. For this season alone | '
think the Detroit club will keep up its |
present percentage which will land it in 7
first place. The Chicsgoes have been 1
Il.